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boehner does not. he can't get all of his people, he will have to go farther to the left than haster would have to get the same number of votes. >> the democratic caucus is more uniform in terms of its politics. there is less separating the most conservative and liberal democrat than they were even four years ago. i think that will be a challenge. certainly the democrats if they chose to wield power in pretty much the only way they can in the minority party, to not cooperate. the number of times that kevin mccarth he to go to the minority whip to say we need 30 democrats or this many to pass the debt ceiling or these short-term appropriations bills. you know the democrats were remarkably amenable to providing cover for the republican majority. if they truly wanted to wield power they would figure out a way to get something out of that. >> i will ask one more question which goes to the same dynamic. we were talk backstage about the results and what the freshman says where the center lies in this year's
boehner does not. he can't get all of his people, he will have to go farther to the left than haster would have to get the same number of votes. >> the democratic caucus is more uniform in terms of its politics. there is less separating the most conservative and liberal democrat than they were even four years ago. i think that will be a challenge. certainly the democrats if they chose to wield power in pretty much the only way they can in the minority party, to not cooperate. the number...
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so let boehner be boehner. host: the tax code, changes to the overall tax code next year. how likely is that? guest: i think it's likely. it won't be immediate. you want to get it right as you possibly can but that's a leverage point for john boehner. let's not focus on the latesth rates, we know there are all these other areas where we can begin to grab revenue and pull it back into the government. and i think that's going to give him some leverage but he's going to need that leverage going into this and not be second guessed. host: our first call is from maryland but i want to put this on the table. is michael steele interested in running for governor in 2014? guest: i don't know. i love my state. it's where i was born and i'm not happy with what i see there. a lot of frustration. we've had a lot of spending in the state and a lot of tax increases and i think people are looking for something that is going to be a little different. it's a tough state and -- host: tough state for a republican? guest: tough state for a republican and it's one of those opportunities you have
so let boehner be boehner. host: the tax code, changes to the overall tax code next year. how likely is that? guest: i think it's likely. it won't be immediate. you want to get it right as you possibly can but that's a leverage point for john boehner. let's not focus on the latesth rates, we know there are all these other areas where we can begin to grab revenue and pull it back into the government. and i think that's going to give him some leverage but he's going to need that leverage going...
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john boehner has given in too much. they may have won the presidency and the senate, but the republicans won the house, and that asays a lot. because the house controls the money. i think the debt ceiling should stay. they should not allow the president to have it. as far as social security, there are 66 million people on social security, only 14.5 million are retirees. a lot of the rest is welfare. we spend probably $1.50 trillion all together with food stamps and all these checks that we send out every month. we are going to have to cut some of that, i know. the debt ceiling should stay with the house. host: talk about the role of the senate. you have talked about republicans winning the house and retaining control of the house and democrats won the senate. caller: the house has passed a bill and sent it to the senate. harry reid will not let them get to the floor. i think the senate needs to look at harry reid and say, listen, if you are not going to look at these bills, then we will put someone else in your place an
john boehner has given in too much. they may have won the presidency and the senate, but the republicans won the house, and that asays a lot. because the house controls the money. i think the debt ceiling should stay. they should not allow the president to have it. as far as social security, there are 66 million people on social security, only 14.5 million are retirees. a lot of the rest is welfare. we spend probably $1.50 trillion all together with food stamps and all these checks that we send...
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first, president obama speaks in pennsylvania, followed by john boehner responded to the president from capitol hill. then eric cantor response of the lighthouse deficit reduction package. later, nancy pelosi addresses the fiscal cliff and middle- class tax cuts. president obama talked about the so-called fiscal cliff and his proposal to end of the bush tax cuts on those earning more than two and a $50,000. ed -- more than $250,000. ["hail to the chief" plays] please have a seat. have a seat. relax for a second. it is good to see all of you. hello. it is good to be back in pennsylvania. it is good to be right here. i want to thank michael, robert, and the investor, joel glickman for hosting me today and giving me a great tour. stand up so everybody can see you, guys. [cheers and applause] there you go. we have a couple of outstanding members of congress here. [cheers and applause] now, i just finished getting a tour of the workshop. i have to say it makes me wish that joel invented this stuff sooner when i was a kid. back then, you couldn't build a roller coaster out of your erector set
first, president obama speaks in pennsylvania, followed by john boehner responded to the president from capitol hill. then eric cantor response of the lighthouse deficit reduction package. later, nancy pelosi addresses the fiscal cliff and middle- class tax cuts. president obama talked about the so-called fiscal cliff and his proposal to end of the bush tax cuts on those earning more than two and a $50,000. ed -- more than $250,000. ["hail to the chief" plays] please have a seat. have...
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just like that, a proposal that john boehner puts out. he's trying to say that it is from the bowles proposal but erskine bowles came out yesterday and said flat out that the proposal the republicans put out does not mimic his. therefore, the republicans are lying again. republicans and the tea party people, they know that they are lying. it is just that simple. the president put out a proposal. ok. don't criticize the president for the proposal. show us a real proposal. do not ask us to trust you. host: reporting in "the new york times." republicans say their counteroffer is close to the numbers supported last year by erskine bowles. he said last week his numbers offered testimony to a special bipartisan congressional committee on a visit reduction were not so much a plan as a back of the envelopes addressed and to show a deal could be struck somewhere between mr. obama's position in the speaker during their talks last year. next caller, colorado, independent line. caller: i think's he's been as a great way for people to have their voice
just like that, a proposal that john boehner puts out. he's trying to say that it is from the bowles proposal but erskine bowles came out yesterday and said flat out that the proposal the republicans put out does not mimic his. therefore, the republicans are lying again. republicans and the tea party people, they know that they are lying. it is just that simple. the president put out a proposal. ok. don't criticize the president for the proposal. show us a real proposal. do not ask us to trust...
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i think boehner will do what boehner needs to do. i hope that obama will do what he needs to do, but i think the chances are good and we will not suffer catastrophe, because americans somehow avoid catastrophe. >> mort, this very sensible, and in general there is a good chance of that happening. but i have to take exception to your referenced above board word -- to bob woodward. if he was an hour course, we would help him because of his arguments that barack obama failed to work his will on congress like lyndon johnson did. that is the most naive think i have ever heard in my life. the only reason this kind of presidential leadership and skilled and care is necessary now is it because it follows an election that brought obama won. effort to get back in power of a scorched-earth policy has failed. >> read the book in the movie is coming. questions from the audience, please. >> i am wondering what impact you think a link-up moderate senators, such as brown, lugar, college are going to have on the negotiation? >> we have been waiting fo
i think boehner will do what boehner needs to do. i hope that obama will do what he needs to do, but i think the chances are good and we will not suffer catastrophe, because americans somehow avoid catastrophe. >> mort, this very sensible, and in general there is a good chance of that happening. but i have to take exception to your referenced above board word -- to bob woodward. if he was an hour course, we would help him because of his arguments that barack obama failed to work his will...
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speaker boehner has said, we just need to get over this cliff. many republicans have said, let's deal with the bush tax rates, let's deal with these spending cuts that are also moving -- automatic under law, and not under favor of a grand bargain. there is a bipartisan group that want a grand bargain, some kind of down payment and mechanism to force changes to medicare and social security and force lawmakers to revamp the tax code. obama has said that he would like a bigger deal. it is not clear at this point. it is too early to tell. host: the "washington post" front page this morning says that the mortgage deduction is under scrutiny and may go away. how serious is that? guest: i think that is a little bit getting ahead of things. there are certainly ideas out there to curb deductions. that is one of the republican ideas. this idea became popular when mitt romney was running for president. he said cap deductions. do not distinguish as to which deductions you cap. pick on mortgage deductions, chap -- cap on charity. just happened at a certain le
speaker boehner has said, we just need to get over this cliff. many republicans have said, let's deal with the bush tax rates, let's deal with these spending cuts that are also moving -- automatic under law, and not under favor of a grand bargain. there is a bipartisan group that want a grand bargain, some kind of down payment and mechanism to force changes to medicare and social security and force lawmakers to revamp the tax code. obama has said that he would like a bigger deal. it is not...
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john boehner also likes to make deals. i think mitch mcconnell would be willing to go along if they were feeling from the caucuses that the could try to do some work with the president's . host: we have a tweet. scaring his opinion on twitter -- sharing his opinion on twitter. caller: thank you for having us . how do you feel president obama has developed a leadership style? hasn't lived up to his expectations -- has it lived up to his expectations? guest: he has been learning on- the-job. president obama came in with no executive experience. he was president of the harvard law review. that is small potatoes compared to being president. he is a student and likes to read. he was studying the presidencies of his predecessors. by the accounts of people inside the white house, he is very punctual and crisp in meetings. he likes to hear all views. he wants to hear from everybody. then he makes a decision. mitt romney has more executive experience than president obama. host: what we look to if he were to win re-election to tell
john boehner also likes to make deals. i think mitch mcconnell would be willing to go along if they were feeling from the caucuses that the could try to do some work with the president's . host: we have a tweet. scaring his opinion on twitter -- sharing his opinion on twitter. caller: thank you for having us . how do you feel president obama has developed a leadership style? hasn't lived up to his expectations -- has it lived up to his expectations? guest: he has been learning on- the-job....
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i think boehner will do what boehner needs to do. i hope that obama will do what he needs to do, but i think the chances are good and we will not suffer catastrophe, because americans somehow avoid catastrophe. >> mort, this very sensible, and in general there is a good chance of that happening. but i have to take exception to your referenced above to bob woodward. we would help him because of his arguments that barack obama failed to work his will on congress like lyndon johnson did. that is the most naive thing i have ever heard in my life. the only reason this kind of presidential leadership and skilled and care is necessary now is it because it follows an election that barack obama won. republicans' effort to get back in power of a scorched-earth policy has failed. >> read the book and the movie is coming. questions from the audience, please. >> i am wondering what impact you think of a link-up of moderate senators, such as brown, lugar, are going to have on the negotiation? >> we have been waiting for some time, including for ex
i think boehner will do what boehner needs to do. i hope that obama will do what he needs to do, but i think the chances are good and we will not suffer catastrophe, because americans somehow avoid catastrophe. >> mort, this very sensible, and in general there is a good chance of that happening. but i have to take exception to your referenced above to bob woodward. we would help him because of his arguments that barack obama failed to work his will on congress like lyndon johnson did....
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. >> senator, working with when mcconnell works with senator reid presumably and speaker boehner hand others presumably on the lame duck, trying to come up with some sort of deal to avert the fiscal cliff, are there any things that could be in that package that would cause you to strenuously object and potentially sort of delay the measure's consideration in the senate that you have bright minds on? >> well, you know, i've always said that even though i didn't vote for the sequester, the idea of reducing spending is primary, an we need to, even military spending as well. so the only way i would vote to get rid of that is if there's significant real cuts elsewhere. and a lot of these people, i'm not staying who these people are, but a lot of these people would like to sort of get rid of the military sequester and say oh, we'll cut things over a 10 or 20 year period somewhere else. and i think that if that happens, i wouldn't be able to support that and the really what you have to do is you have to acknowledge military spending has doubled over the last 10 years, and we should reduce th
. >> senator, working with when mcconnell works with senator reid presumably and speaker boehner hand others presumably on the lame duck, trying to come up with some sort of deal to avert the fiscal cliff, are there any things that could be in that package that would cause you to strenuously object and potentially sort of delay the measure's consideration in the senate that you have bright minds on? >> well, you know, i've always said that even though i didn't vote for the...
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what do you think speaker boehner needs to do? how much confidence do you have in representing the republican party perspective? guest: taxes will go up automatically. spending, the sequester, will happen unless republicans act. it is literally true that republicans do not have the ability to stop all the tax increases unless the president goes along with it. that said, taxes will only go up when it is a bipartisan solution. they need republicans to raise taxes. i think john boehner would make a huge mistake in raising taxes. we need to change the conversation and get rid of all the credit capitalism in the tax code. let's not do this in the discussion of punishing some people. host: what the think of the speaker's role in these negotiations? how does freedomworks feel about the agenda he's bringing to the table? he's one of the two men making a lot of the decisions. guest: it's frustrating. i'm not terribly happy with how the speaker has dealt with this. understand that this year's crisis has been 10 years in the making. part of
what do you think speaker boehner needs to do? how much confidence do you have in representing the republican party perspective? guest: taxes will go up automatically. spending, the sequester, will happen unless republicans act. it is literally true that republicans do not have the ability to stop all the tax increases unless the president goes along with it. that said, taxes will only go up when it is a bipartisan solution. they need republicans to raise taxes. i think john boehner would make...
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john boehner still in the house. you are still at the treasury. the president is back in the office. harry reid is in the senate with more seats -- why should i believe this will end any more positively than the summer of 2011? >> i will not try to talk to about optimism, but let's look at what has changed. you have republican leadership acknowledging relief for the first time in this debate in public that they would agree to increase revenues as part of an agreement to help restore fiscal balance. that is a very important change. you could debate what has motivated that change, and of course it is true that that approach has very popular substantial support among the american people. you have a much greater recognition that the economy would benefit from a carefully designed balanced agreement on fiscal reform. putting that off indefinitely is not good for the country. that is important, too. i think, again, if you listen carefully to what people are saying and what many politicians are saying, there is a lot of consensus on the things that would
john boehner still in the house. you are still at the treasury. the president is back in the office. harry reid is in the senate with more seats -- why should i believe this will end any more positively than the summer of 2011? >> i will not try to talk to about optimism, but let's look at what has changed. you have republican leadership acknowledging relief for the first time in this debate in public that they would agree to increase revenues as part of an agreement to help restore...
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boehner is not. boehner took note of the tea party wave, and knew that he could be crushed by a or service. serve it, he did. but the freshmen are well aware he is not of that movement and the tension has been present throughout the legislative session. host: we will put the numbers back on the screen. we are talking to robert draper, and this is his new book "do not ask what good we do: inside the u.s. house of representatives." what is the role that allen west plays in the freshman class? guest: equal opportunity offender, i think, more than anything. west is, without question, the most famous of the 87 freshmen. he was a tea party sensation before he was ever elected because in 2009 he gave this so-called bayonet speech in which he exhorted his audience to pick up the bayonets and charge the enemy to victory but i think you opportunity offender because although qwest is a reluctant tea party freshman, i should mention he is from the fort lauderdale area of florida, he wasted very little time upset
boehner is not. boehner took note of the tea party wave, and knew that he could be crushed by a or service. serve it, he did. but the freshmen are well aware he is not of that movement and the tension has been present throughout the legislative session. host: we will put the numbers back on the screen. we are talking to robert draper, and this is his new book "do not ask what good we do: inside the u.s. house of representatives." what is the role that allen west plays in the freshman...
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guest: house speaker john boehner and senate leader harry reid decided to do a short-term spending bill that keeps the government funded through march. that does not set up house spending policy will go for the country long term. the top democrat and the top republican on the senate planning committee agreed on an extension to halt temporary tax breaks. [fuzzy audio line to guest] the senate voted last week to extend tax cuts for people making less than $200,000 or married couples making $250,000, through 2013. temporary measures. measures. host-- temporary measures all floating around. they cannot come together on what the long-term solution is and how to pay for it or whether to pay for it. the idea especially among house republicans is we cannot continue what we have, so let's continue the current rates for the bush tax cuts through 2013, give us your breathing room, then we will come together and do a tax reform package and then we will not have to deal with this at the end of every year. host: is there a concern among some people about putting major pieces of legislation before lam
guest: house speaker john boehner and senate leader harry reid decided to do a short-term spending bill that keeps the government funded through march. that does not set up house spending policy will go for the country long term. the top democrat and the top republican on the senate planning committee agreed on an extension to halt temporary tax breaks. [fuzzy audio line to guest] the senate voted last week to extend tax cuts for people making less than $200,000 or married couples making...
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"we all like john boehner." i grew up and john boehner's district in ohio. he is a very practical man. he is a deal maker. he wants to sit down at the table and come up with a solution. he is being pressured by the tea party. host: maverick on twitter says -- host: what do you think? guest: that sounds strange to me. host: congress needs to do something at this point. is he remove himself from the equation? guest: he is saying, "here's my offer." i think john boehner is doing that. he didn't have the votes he needed. host: republican senator thinks the president wants to go off the fiscal cliff. guest: i said earlier myself. in terms of who gets hurt the most, i think it's clear the republicans can be hurt the most. they put themselves in that situation. let's go offto say the fiscal cliff. unemployment or other benefits, veterans benefits, etc. it would be cynical to say let's sacrifice those folks to win a political point. i'm not saying democrats want to do that. host: let's hear from the republican in indiana. caller: hi. i have a comment and a question.
"we all like john boehner." i grew up and john boehner's district in ohio. he is a very practical man. he is a deal maker. he wants to sit down at the table and come up with a solution. he is being pressured by the tea party. host: maverick on twitter says -- host: what do you think? guest: that sounds strange to me. host: congress needs to do something at this point. is he remove himself from the equation? guest: he is saying, "here's my offer." i think john boehner is...
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host: must be something about you a john boehner ticket to the curve. -- if john boehner kicked you to the curb. caller: i do run a small business. it seems to me we would even have to consider borrowing money from china or anywhere else, why we should even have that as an option. we're the richest country in the world. and also won three note on the gun laws issue. i do not see how they can target any particular weapon. it is worse than any combat- loading weapon. you can almost do that as fast as you can pull the trigger also. not a matter how many rounds you can shoot, but any sane person -- insane person getting hold of anything. guest: the reality of using guns or whatever illegal purpose of its lost in washington and the politics. we will have to do something, a press release and a press conference. there is a second amendment. they believe the supreme court has recognized the individual rights in a narrow decision. one thing i want to go back to, and what i hear from folks like yourself and others is the mass of new regulations coming out. instead of helping, we are hindering fo
host: must be something about you a john boehner ticket to the curve. -- if john boehner kicked you to the curb. caller: i do run a small business. it seems to me we would even have to consider borrowing money from china or anywhere else, why we should even have that as an option. we're the richest country in the world. and also won three note on the gun laws issue. i do not see how they can target any particular weapon. it is worse than any combat- loading weapon. you can almost do that as...
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host: let's hear from -- we heard from speaker john boehner before. let's hear from the senate majority leader harry reid responding to what has been out there regarding the fiscal cliff talks. this is from yesterday. >> republicans know where we stand. we've said it and said it and said it so many times. the president said the same thing. it's been at least two weeks since we met at the white house and we're still waiting for a serious offer from the republicans. really now is the time for the republicans to move past this happy talk about revenues, ill-defined of course, and put specifics on the table. the president made a proposal. we need a proposal from them. >> the proposal includes $1.6 trillion in new revenues. other proposals out. some deal with unspecified entitle cuts and some spending, there's a write-up in "usa today." we'll show you that during the course of this segment. but that's the proposal as far as it was delivered by the secretary. i suppose more reaction will come today. but we're getting your thoughts on ways to prevent this fr
host: let's hear from -- we heard from speaker john boehner before. let's hear from the senate majority leader harry reid responding to what has been out there regarding the fiscal cliff talks. this is from yesterday. >> republicans know where we stand. we've said it and said it and said it so many times. the president said the same thing. it's been at least two weeks since we met at the white house and we're still waiting for a serious offer from the republicans. really now is the time...
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that means john boehner falling on the grenade. you could do that but when you have eric cantor and kevin mccarthy eager to reach underbelly and pull the pans on that grenade, and it's a little -- it makes it a little bit harder. you will not have a unified leadership to support this. bush took me most about statements on election lee -- election eve is what barack obama said. i want to sit down with mitt romney to see how we can work together to find that common ground. my guess is that mitt romney did not receive that statement with great enthusiasm and the denis. he was going through his own time of morning but having run a campaign in the last month built around that idea, i can reach that common ground. obama call them in and says we really need this. would you help build support for this deal that will have the support of the business community,. delaware of the interesting phenomenon. at the same time, we had an announcement today by simpson bowles both to buy selected a $5 billion in business support for going aggressively
that means john boehner falling on the grenade. you could do that but when you have eric cantor and kevin mccarthy eager to reach underbelly and pull the pans on that grenade, and it's a little -- it makes it a little bit harder. you will not have a unified leadership to support this. bush took me most about statements on election lee -- election eve is what barack obama said. i want to sit down with mitt romney to see how we can work together to find that common ground. my guess is that mitt...
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he goes on to say, if there's a mandate in yesterday's results, said speaker john boehner on yesterday, it's a mandate to find a way for us to work together. republicans, he said, are willing to accept new revenue under the right conditions to get a bipartisan agreement over the budget. your thoughts about what robert reich had to say and what the speaker is saying. guest: well, you know, i think that we need to find some common ground. obviously we're facing this fiscal cliff, so we have to find some common ground. everybody's talking about revenue, nobody's talking about cutting. that's really what we need to be focusing on, because you can tax people into oblivion. at the end of the day, you're going to run out of their money, and you've got to cut the spending. you can't tax enough to cover the spending. so i want to hear about the cutting as well, and i think that's probably what most people, you know, in the tea party movement, they would agree with me on. but what i will say is that while, you know, he says that the electorate is not happy with what the tea party movement has be
he goes on to say, if there's a mandate in yesterday's results, said speaker john boehner on yesterday, it's a mandate to find a way for us to work together. republicans, he said, are willing to accept new revenue under the right conditions to get a bipartisan agreement over the budget. your thoughts about what robert reich had to say and what the speaker is saying. guest: well, you know, i think that we need to find some common ground. obviously we're facing this fiscal cliff, so we have to...
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boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the order of the house of january 17, 2012, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour debate . the chair will alternate recognition between the parties with each party limited to one hour and each member other than the majority and minority leaders and the minority whip limited to five minutes each, but in no event shall debate continue beyond 11:50 a.m. the chair recognizes the gentleman from oregon, mr. defazio, for five minutes. mr. defazio: well, yesterday the republicans released a vague press release saying it constituted a counteroffer to the president's road map to avoid driving over the fiscal cliff. now, the republican plan purports to cut $1.3 trillion and raise $800 billion in new revenues. it did contain four specifics. four. cut medicare specific number one. $600 billion. cut medicaid, pays for nursing homes for seniors, of course. priority number two. three, cut th
boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the order of the house of january 17, 2012, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour debate . the chair will alternate recognition between the parties with each party limited to one hour and each member other than the majority and minority leaders and the minority whip limited to five minutes each, but in no event shall debate continue...
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the president and john boehner are talking and reaching some agreement. we have seen john boehner willing to talk about revenues and to put revenues on the table. that is a huge breakthrough. we know there will have to be cuts. we know we need to get to deficit reduction and have revenues and spending cuts. we have concerns about chang es in social security about this discussion. there have been some concerns about that and we'll have that discussion. host: some democrats say it should not be part of the conversation. guest: i think social security should be set aside for now. we should have a serious discussion about these fiscal challenges we have. there been serious conversations about how we get savings. we're going to protect social security and the middle class and medicare for beneficiaries now who are over 65 and those turning 65. there are some demographic problems in social security and medicare. we have a lot of seniors comiong onboard. we are looking to find savings in medicare so we can sustain the trust fund. we're seeing some give on the re
the president and john boehner are talking and reaching some agreement. we have seen john boehner willing to talk about revenues and to put revenues on the table. that is a huge breakthrough. we know there will have to be cuts. we know we need to get to deficit reduction and have revenues and spending cuts. we have concerns about chang es in social security about this discussion. there have been some concerns about that and we'll have that discussion. host: some democrats say it should not be...
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with speaker boehner with some regularity and looks forward to speaking with him again. >> last question, both sides have given their proposal you said what you need to see from the republican side. what in terms of process, now, is the next step? >> conversations continue. between our team and lawmakers and their teams. the president will continue to have conversations as well. i don't have any to preview for you or read out to you. those conversations will encompass not just leaders of congress but business leaders and civic leaders and governors and others who have a stake in the process and outcome of these negotiations. but as secretary geithner aid over the weekend, i think president obama conveyed in his interview earlier today with bloomberg tv, he remains confident we can get this done. he remains optimistic that once republicans accept that there is no deal without an acknowledgment and acceptance that rates have to go up on he remains optimistic that once high end earners, we can find compromise here. that any to preview for resolve and takes a very important step toward thed
with speaker boehner with some regularity and looks forward to speaking with him again. >> last question, both sides have given their proposal you said what you need to see from the republican side. what in terms of process, now, is the next step? >> conversations continue. between our team and lawmakers and their teams. the president will continue to have conversations as well. i don't have any to preview for you or read out to you. those conversations will encompass not just...
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boehner, for five minutes. the speaker: mr. speaker, last week republicans made a serious offer to avert the fiscal cliff, and most of it was based on testimony given last year by president clinton's former chief of staff, erskine bowles. and as mr. bowles himself said on sunday, we have to cut spending. well, he's right. washington has a spending problem. let's be honest. we're broke. and the plan that we've offered is consistent with the president's call for a balanced approach. a lot of people know that the president and i met on sunday. it was a nice meeting. it was cordial. we're still waiting for the white house to see what spending cuts the president is willing to make as part of the balanced approach that he promised the american people. where are the president's spending cuts? the longer the white house slow walks this process the closer our economy gets fought fiscal cliff. -- gets to the fiscal cliff. here's what we know. we know that the president wants more stimulus spending and an increase in the debt limit withou
boehner, for five minutes. the speaker: mr. speaker, last week republicans made a serious offer to avert the fiscal cliff, and most of it was based on testimony given last year by president clinton's former chief of staff, erskine bowles. and as mr. bowles himself said on sunday, we have to cut spending. well, he's right. washington has a spending problem. let's be honest. we're broke. and the plan that we've offered is consistent with the president's call for a balanced approach. a lot of...
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john boehner, f.b.i. director muller and huard secretary janet napolitano hosted this event at the u.s. capitol. this is 30 minutes. >> detail, color guard, right shoulder, order. arms. ready, cut. >> please stand for the advancement of the colors by the united states capitol police and please stand for our national anthem. >> detail, color guard, present arms. >> the national anthem by kathy williams. >> ♪ o say can you see by the dawn's early light what so proudly well hailed at the twilight's last gleaming ♪ ♪ whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight o'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming ♪ ♪ and the rockets red glare the bombs bursting in air gave proof through the night that our flag was still there ♪ ♪ o say does that star-spanningled banner yet wave o'er the land of the free and the home of the brave ♪ >> detail, color guard, order, right shoulder, arms. >> please remain standing for the invocation provided by the chaplain of the national fro
john boehner, f.b.i. director muller and huard secretary janet napolitano hosted this event at the u.s. capitol. this is 30 minutes. >> detail, color guard, right shoulder, order. arms. ready, cut. >> please stand for the advancement of the colors by the united states capitol police and please stand for our national anthem. >> detail, color guard, present arms. >> the national anthem by kathy williams. >> ♪ o say can you see by the dawn's early light what so...
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john boehner has been visiting delegations. mitt romney gave you money that will go to states where he is not already advertising. it touched the region we touched on richard tisei in massachusetts. >> last night, democrats nominated a woman, in arizona, a new seat in a phoenix suburb, a stay-at-home mom -- she says there leeches on society. in nevada, you have a guy -- that is double dipping on pensions. he was one of the highest paid public employees as an assistant fire chief, making over $400,000. that is something the taxpayers want to know about. across the street, you have stephen who parked in a handicapped spot what he was a state senator. we appreciate every leg up the democrats have given us. >> what about the governor's pick-up? >> we have great opportunities in montana, north dakota, wisconsin and ohio, but we are running against seasoned people who are running good campaigns. in most of these places come once we get the candidates -- the democrats are basically running personality contest. i think that benefits us
john boehner has been visiting delegations. mitt romney gave you money that will go to states where he is not already advertising. it touched the region we touched on richard tisei in massachusetts. >> last night, democrats nominated a woman, in arizona, a new seat in a phoenix suburb, a stay-at-home mom -- she says there leeches on society. in nevada, you have a guy -- that is double dipping on pensions. he was one of the highest paid public employees as an assistant fire chief, making...
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guest: john boehner is in a rough position. the house crafted a very partisan highway bill that was five years and they did not really include democrats in the drafting process. now, they have democrats offering a lot of amendments in committee. a few of them were incorporated into the bill. but, pretty much, the whole velocity -- philosophy of the bill is conservative. it doesn't do a lot of the things democrats want to do and that leaves john boehner in the position to try to get the magic 218 votes entirely within his own republican conference. that is a problem because the conservatives, the tea partyers are not entirely comfortable with how much money the bill spends and that it needs other ways to be paid for besides gas and diesel taxes. he is going to lose some conservatives on the right and he is losing some moderates and urban area republicans on the left because they are not completely happy with the way some of the items in the bill -- he has not been able to find the sweet spot. he could adjust the bill to appeal m
guest: john boehner is in a rough position. the house crafted a very partisan highway bill that was five years and they did not really include democrats in the drafting process. now, they have democrats offering a lot of amendments in committee. a few of them were incorporated into the bill. but, pretty much, the whole velocity -- philosophy of the bill is conservative. it doesn't do a lot of the things democrats want to do and that leaves john boehner in the position to try to get the magic...
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his presentation of boehner is that he's theological, so much as he thinks he's going to be betrayed and cheated. >> quickly, there are two more -- i have so many theories, i need to get them out. there are actually three, but i'm going to skip the last one. one is -- and we talked about this on the show last week, that there can be no more back room deals anymore, because technology and the ubiquity of technology and the quality of technology and twitter, in particular, means that any news that happens gets out and spreads immediately, and there's no room to be private and secret. and plus, because of the reason we talked about, there's no trust where people think they can come together and make a cross-ideological deal, because they don't trust each other and they know this news will spread. >> i lost you to panopticon. that was awesome. i thought this was like a medieval character in one of the role playing games. >> i don't think this one is right, because of whautsdz last week, which is that some things are incredibly visible and leaky, and other things just go on. it's about th
his presentation of boehner is that he's theological, so much as he thinks he's going to be betrayed and cheated. >> quickly, there are two more -- i have so many theories, i need to get them out. there are actually three, but i'm going to skip the last one. one is -- and we talked about this on the show last week, that there can be no more back room deals anymore, because technology and the ubiquity of technology and the quality of technology and twitter, in particular, means that any...
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speaker boehner apparently thought he had a deal. he went back to the white house. the deal was pulled out from under him. he did not even have a chance to go back to his congress and describe what the deal was before the obama administration changed the terms. i do not have inside information. no matter who you ask, you get an opinion. a lot of those opinions will be wrong. line.on the democrats' caller: the reason it is this honorable to play with the debt ceiling is because that is money we have -- it is this honorable -- dishonorable to play with the debt ceiling is because that is money we have already spent. then you have to decide whether to pay it back. the 14th amendment, article 4, you are making political. 70 years, we have passed this debt ceiling with all of this -- without all of this drama. it makes us look ridiculous. i was happy to hear you say that facts matter. i hope you look at this chart. it is the marketwatch.com. it shows president obama has spent less money than the last five presidents. president obama has spent $1.40 trillion. bush ii -- $
speaker boehner apparently thought he had a deal. he went back to the white house. the deal was pulled out from under him. he did not even have a chance to go back to his congress and describe what the deal was before the obama administration changed the terms. i do not have inside information. no matter who you ask, you get an opinion. a lot of those opinions will be wrong. line.on the democrats' caller: the reason it is this honorable to play with the debt ceiling is because that is money we...
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work the hardest, but he has raised more money than any congressman in the country other than speaker boehner. we are going to make sure that continues. it is a high honor to have him in our county, and for the many times that personally i have had the privilege of saying, ladies and gentlemen, alan west. [applause] >> thank you. thank you. and just so that i can clarify the record, i do not dress like jeff that water. -- at water. our wives dress alike. look, when i stand here and see this brilliant gathering, it really brings a true humble honor to me that i can stand before you. when i think about the privilege i had of taking off the camouflage uniform and still being able to serve this great nation i can tell you that each and every day i wake up is a great day in the united states of america. [applause] you know, someone just came up to me and said, what on earth did you do to the huffington post? every single day they are writing about you, and you are driving them apoplectic. but as i stand here today you're looking at the number one target for the entire democratic party in the unite
work the hardest, but he has raised more money than any congressman in the country other than speaker boehner. we are going to make sure that continues. it is a high honor to have him in our county, and for the many times that personally i have had the privilege of saying, ladies and gentlemen, alan west. [applause] >> thank you. thank you. and just so that i can clarify the record, i do not dress like jeff that water. -- at water. our wives dress alike. look, when i stand here and see...
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and invited to mitt romney's and a strategist, along with john boehner. and this is headquartered in charleston, south carolina. peter brown is at the quinnipiac polling institute, and there is the battleground state and national polls which have made quinnipiac the most powerful of words in the political world. and covering things or you psi we do for upi and others. welcome. as we have heard, there are some substantial differences between obama and mitt romney. >> i am very grateful to be up here with them, and ron, as we all know, is one of the best journalists in the business. usually i can just cover the phone and wall my eyes, but now i cannot. if you look at the health-care debate we have had in 2010, and i suspect it will continue in 2012, and i think with the recent arguments about free enterprise and the governors back around, with the president's experiences before he came up -- became president, i think the will of government is going to be one of the big differences. fundamentally, governor romney believes that the role of government is with
and invited to mitt romney's and a strategist, along with john boehner. and this is headquartered in charleston, south carolina. peter brown is at the quinnipiac polling institute, and there is the battleground state and national polls which have made quinnipiac the most powerful of words in the political world. and covering things or you psi we do for upi and others. welcome. as we have heard, there are some substantial differences between obama and mitt romney. >> i am very grateful to...
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john boehner echoed what sessions said. they never thought they needed to lose seats. >> jake, you know, you talked about the kentucky seat. we do want to talk about congress. we have politico live and politico.com. one of the biggest changes has been starting in 2010, it was an obliteration of the southern conservative democrat. from 55 blue dog democrats to half that i nthe lasn the last election. you could end up with a democratic caucus with 12-14 blue dogs. you will have a more polarized congress, and few moderate republicans win tonight. even in the seats congressman sessions feels good about. if you don't get work, you can get more polarized. >> there is kind of a nopposite n opposite phenomenon. john barrow in savannah is going to win. it undermines the point a little bit. he ran a specific race, away from pelosi and obama. people pointed out this caucus is in a state of disarray. nancy pelosi will lose two cycles in a row. the party has no direction. the hosue republicans are conservative but are rowing to the righ
john boehner echoed what sessions said. they never thought they needed to lose seats. >> jake, you know, you talked about the kentucky seat. we do want to talk about congress. we have politico live and politico.com. one of the biggest changes has been starting in 2010, it was an obliteration of the southern conservative democrat. from 55 blue dog democrats to half that i nthe lasn the last election. you could end up with a democratic caucus with 12-14 blue dogs. you will have a more...
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that is from speaker john boehner. this morning heard from treasury secretary tim geithner, and among the things he said today is that the recent $2 billion loss by j.p. morgan " helps make the case for tougher rules on financial institutions." he spoke to the group this morning for about 20 minutes. we will show you as much of this as we can until the group resumes the summit in about 15 minutes. recycle the secretary we have a pretty tough job, we are the warmup act for tom brokaw and bill clinton. the good news is we're not following them, which is a pretty big thing. mr. secretary, i think we are in the post-denial phase of talking about the deficit. democrats and republicans -- you have a few months left in this president's term to get there. a lot of people are wondering why anybody should believe shouldour polarized political system is capable of doing something that touches as many people as this. why should we believe this could happen? >> khyber this will be in huge test of the ability of this political syste
that is from speaker john boehner. this morning heard from treasury secretary tim geithner, and among the things he said today is that the recent $2 billion loss by j.p. morgan " helps make the case for tougher rules on financial institutions." he spoke to the group this morning for about 20 minutes. we will show you as much of this as we can until the group resumes the summit in about 15 minutes. recycle the secretary we have a pretty tough job, we are the warmup act for tom brokaw...
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if you listen closely to what boehner said, he also left the door open a libble. can we get this done in the lame-duck session? no. can they do a little bit and kick the can down the field until next year where they can get the broader tax reform and spending controls in a way that gives confidence to these c.e.o.'s in this room? yeah, they can do that. so the question is, will they do that? >> will they do that? if you can give one -- senator sasser, if you can get the president on the phone for two minutes and give him one piece of advice what he has to do to get this deal done, what would it be? >> boy, i don't know. that's a tough question. i think i would tell him that he needs to spend more time with leadership on both sides of the congress. and he needs to open up the white house and invite more of the members of both houses in. a little more smoozing, if you will, a little more getting to know each other. that's not his nature. he's really a little introverted, to be quite frank about it. but he needs to reach out and become a more of a political animal an
if you listen closely to what boehner said, he also left the door open a libble. can we get this done in the lame-duck session? no. can they do a little bit and kick the can down the field until next year where they can get the broader tax reform and spending controls in a way that gives confidence to these c.e.o.'s in this room? yeah, they can do that. so the question is, will they do that? >> will they do that? if you can give one -- senator sasser, if you can get the president on the...
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guest: it is an awkward position for speaker boehner. potentially, gingrich could be the nominee and he would be the top republican in the house. that would be a bit awkward. he is trying to distance himself from that event, saying it was a rumor and just speculation that he was involved. he was well aware of it. he was in these leadership meetings plotting it. once again, he was not leading the charge. however, he was in the meetings discussing how to get rid of newt gingrich. host: bob cusack, managing editor of "the hill," thank you so much. you can find this story online or in the paper today. our question for you this morning is what you are making of the republican primary in florida. news reports show that a lot of people in florida have voted absentee or early. let's hear from on the line for independents. -- from bill on the line for independents. bill, have you voted today? caller: i did absentee voting. host: did you vote as a republican? caller: yes, that is who you vote for now. host: you called in on our independent line. w
guest: it is an awkward position for speaker boehner. potentially, gingrich could be the nominee and he would be the top republican in the house. that would be a bit awkward. he is trying to distance himself from that event, saying it was a rumor and just speculation that he was involved. he was well aware of it. he was in these leadership meetings plotting it. once again, he was not leading the charge. however, he was in the meetings discussing how to get rid of newt gingrich. host: bob...
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i was wondering if you thought that john boehner, speaker boehner, would be willing to pass this if he thought that they would not cut food stamps or take some out, because that is mixed in together. i believe that is why they do not -- guest: first of all, dairy policy is often the most difficult, and dairy farmers have been hurt the worst of any other part of agriculture. they have not benefited in the last few years like grain farmers have, cattlemen have, pork producers have. gary is complicated because it is perishable. -- dairy is complicated because it is paris up of. -- because it is perishable. in the senate, cooler heads prevailed and they were able to construct a deal that included farm programs and nutrition programs. host: george tweets in and says -- guest: i think it is a steep fiscal slope, i do not think it is a cliff. we do not want to do that. if we saw unemployment go up 1.5 or two points, the deficit go back up, maybe the democrats would benefit and the republicans would get trounced in 2014. on the other hand, all of money and politics in the 24-hour media, who kn
i was wondering if you thought that john boehner, speaker boehner, would be willing to pass this if he thought that they would not cut food stamps or take some out, because that is mixed in together. i believe that is why they do not -- guest: first of all, dairy policy is often the most difficult, and dairy farmers have been hurt the worst of any other part of agriculture. they have not benefited in the last few years like grain farmers have, cattlemen have, pork producers have. gary is...
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last year during the budget talks that he had with speaker john boehner, he did make some concessions on social security spending, but ose were never -- never went for because there were not able to seal a deal. medicare and medicaid, he proposes a more modest reductions in the range of about $320 billion between those two programs. those are cuts to providers and other changes on some co- payments or participants, but they don't make the big structural changes in the program that would save a lot of money. for instance, raising the eligibility age for medicare. he does not propose that. taxes, he has a total of $1.50 trillion over 10 years and tax increases. comes from a variety of places, ending the bush-era tax cuts for those earning over 250 cows and dollars a year is a big chunk of the money. he also proposes increases on -- bigger increases on families earning over $1 million a year. in addition, there are some corporate loopholes, corporate tax and bandages that they would -- host: what about jobs? guest: he also has some spending proposals. you should spend more upfront in ord
last year during the budget talks that he had with speaker john boehner, he did make some concessions on social security spending, but ose were never -- never went for because there were not able to seal a deal. medicare and medicaid, he proposes a more modest reductions in the range of about $320 billion between those two programs. those are cuts to providers and other changes on some co- payments or participants, but they don't make the big structural changes in the program that would save a...
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on the platform, the nomination, followed by the roll call of states, and tonight the speakers, john boehner, rick santorum, ann romney, and the keynote address by new jersey governor chris christie. the man who will be nominated at this convention departing boston this morning, writing in camp a few hours ago. part of the strategy tonight to unveil a new side to mitt romney. he will make an appearance at the conclusion of ann romney's remarks. joining us from the floor of the forum is the national deputy political editor from "the washington post." what is the headline? duke the republicans want to take away today? >> the most important headline is that mitt romney is the nominee. they will have the vote a little bit later today. the convention will began. they officially began it yesterday, but nothing happened, and set the date will be the day when they get the attention back from the hurricane, back on to governor romney as their nominee. there will be some other speakers tonight, the two important will be ann romney and chris christie. the focus is going to be made out here is our nomin
on the platform, the nomination, followed by the roll call of states, and tonight the speakers, john boehner, rick santorum, ann romney, and the keynote address by new jersey governor chris christie. the man who will be nominated at this convention departing boston this morning, writing in camp a few hours ago. part of the strategy tonight to unveil a new side to mitt romney. he will make an appearance at the conclusion of ann romney's remarks. joining us from the floor of the forum is the...
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later house speaker john boehner gives a briefing to the press. >> all this weekend, "book tv" live coverage with two author interviews. and your phone calls, e-mails, tweets. debt schedule details at book t- get schedule details a booktv.org. >> paul ryan spoke about social security and medicare and plans with presidential candidate mitt romney to protect the programs in the future. this is about 35 minutes. ♪ >> hello, everybody. how are you? thank you. appreciate it. jane, everyone here, i appreciate introduction and this chance to be with you in new orleans. you have had a busy convention. i know that many of you may time yesterday to volunteer around this great city. it was very much in the spirit of a group whose motto calls to the service of others. this country honors those who serve. we have set aside today as a nation to remember those men and women in uniform who were taken as prisoners of war or went missing in action. to honor those who have endured hardship and to remember those who remain missing, i like to begin with a moment of silent prayer, if you will. i thank you for t
later house speaker john boehner gives a briefing to the press. >> all this weekend, "book tv" live coverage with two author interviews. and your phone calls, e-mails, tweets. debt schedule details at book t- get schedule details a booktv.org. >> paul ryan spoke about social security and medicare and plans with presidential candidate mitt romney to protect the programs in the future. this is about 35 minutes. ♪ >> hello, everybody. how are you? thank you....
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and boehner, backing obama for being on his agenda of winning this next race and not paying attention to the things in the white house, it's very similar to how two years ago when they took over the senate and they trash their feet on the important issues, you know, where are their comments on that? what are the people saying you kind of trashed your feet on very important issues but let's give it to obama now because that's what we do. i just want to make those comments. thank you so much. host: thank you, carlos in orlando. back to facebook for just a second. set up the guillotine and stop lobbing off some airs accuratic heads. let me show you some newspaper about the financial crisis. more repeatedly, the district court in manhattan -- back to phone calls as we ask you what works in job creation? next up is a call from madisonville, kentucky. good morning to roy. you're on. caller: hey, ma'am. good morning. thanks, c-span, for answering my call this morning. i just want to say a point of view on some things. there ain't no jobs out there that really can help me to go to college. i
and boehner, backing obama for being on his agenda of winning this next race and not paying attention to the things in the white house, it's very similar to how two years ago when they took over the senate and they trash their feet on the important issues, you know, where are their comments on that? what are the people saying you kind of trashed your feet on very important issues but let's give it to obama now because that's what we do. i just want to make those comments. thank you so much....
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speaker john boehner committed to getting video online. the house has been away better than i thought it would have. it is really up to the committee chairs to do it. overall, they are all streaming. as long as you ignore every appropriation committee. it is terrible oversight. it is almost hundreds term. we went to the trouble of opting region of auditing this. -- auditing t his. the problem is really clear. is between leadership and the chairs to figure out. if you ignore that, that is significant. as far broader value it's not relieve the house's fault. the assumption behind the super committee was if we dispense with all the democratic process and accountability and meet in secret, maybe then we will have bipartisanship in progress. maybe that's how we should deal with the most difficult problems rolled up together. that is how we summarized it at that time. we tried to beat the thing back. hopefully, that never comes up again. on top of that, the super committee made it clear that some of the terms defined in the house and senate rule
speaker john boehner committed to getting video online. the house has been away better than i thought it would have. it is really up to the committee chairs to do it. overall, they are all streaming. as long as you ignore every appropriation committee. it is terrible oversight. it is almost hundreds term. we went to the trouble of opting region of auditing this. -- auditing t his. the problem is really clear. is between leadership and the chairs to figure out. if you ignore that, that is...
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boehner voted for tarp. with that, i yield three minutes to my friend from new jersey, mr. andrews. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. andrews: i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. how much time are you requesting? mr. andrews: three minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for three minutes. mr. andrews: i thank my friend from new york for this opportunity. we got some welcome economic news last friday that companies added about a quarter of a million private sector jobs. it's long overdue and we hope and pray to it continues for many, many months to come. the country is coming back but we have a very long way to go. and i think one of the reasons that the country is coming back is that at the beginning of 2011, everybody learned a -- who earns a wage in this country got a fairy substantial tax cut so they'd buy more in the stores, maybe eat a little in restaurants and buy more goods and services. it and some other things, i think, started to work. the worst thing we could do
boehner voted for tarp. with that, i yield three minutes to my friend from new jersey, mr. andrews. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. andrews: i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. how much time are you requesting? mr. andrews: three minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for three minutes. mr. andrews: i thank my friend from new york for this opportunity. we got some welcome economic...
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host: that is house speaker boehner speaking yesterday. gainers camp rejected that offer. that is a little behind-the- scenes. back to your calls. next up is a call from columbia south carolina. jim, a republican, is on the line. caller: the reason they capped the payroll tax at $100,000 or so is because they limit the amount is received in cannes are litter on and social security. what kind of person would put money into a retirement plan when they would not get the return on their money that they deserved. you cap social security and 24,000. what makes you think you can take any amount from someone who happens to make them work really hard and make this money -- i do not make $300,000 a year. but if i did, i would not want to pay 9% on $300,000. people need to know that and understand it. secondly you talk about 45% of people who do not pay income tax. if they are voting for democrats for all limited benefits, then they have to pony up somewhere. both republicans and democrats are giving the american people what they want. we keep voting for tax cuts. it is insane. they
host: that is house speaker boehner speaking yesterday. gainers camp rejected that offer. that is a little behind-the- scenes. back to your calls. next up is a call from columbia south carolina. jim, a republican, is on the line. caller: the reason they capped the payroll tax at $100,000 or so is because they limit the amount is received in cannes are litter on and social security. what kind of person would put money into a retirement plan when they would not get the return on their money that...
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what i have noticed is john boehner in the beginning, we wanted to make him a one-term president. the republican party has been nothing but obstructionist. he is not the man to put anything into oblivion. they brag about having more democrats than republicans in new jersey. but the democrats could not get themselves together. they have issues. this has been a ploy from day one. this convention cannot be won with money. that is what i would like to say. thank you very much. host: good morning. caller: good morning. i am from scotland, where fred is blew and blew is read. this is all rather strange. i was very impressed with romney last night. she spoke of something that is strange in the modern world. the man has never cheated, never strayed. he has raised young boys and done his best to make sure that his family will help to form companies. they have worked together and brought prosperity to a huge number of individuals. romney did a fantastic job. of chris christie, it was commented that he was preparing himself for 2016. he suddenly stood and said -- this can be done. this canno
what i have noticed is john boehner in the beginning, we wanted to make him a one-term president. the republican party has been nothing but obstructionist. he is not the man to put anything into oblivion. they brag about having more democrats than republicans in new jersey. but the democrats could not get themselves together. they have issues. this has been a ploy from day one. this convention cannot be won with money. that is what i would like to say. thank you very much. host: good morning....
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congress and john boehner have decided to take many breaks and they're not getting the job done. if i had an employee like that that took that many vacations and that many brace, they would be fired. host: that is from our line for republicans. we have a tweet -- another headline this morning from "usa today" - we want to remind our viewers and listeners that we will be covering the vice-president's address this morning to the national association -- the national education association annual meeting taking place in washington, d.c. live on c-span 3 at 10:00 a.m. he will be introduced by his wife, dr. jilkl biden. for more information, go to our website, c-span.org. our line for independents - your message to congress on sequestration? caller: i think the military budget can be cut even more. i think 14% over 10 years. when i was in the military in 1965, i got a small taste of it. the food they would throw away makes you sick. everything that the military buys is way overpriced. host: give me an example of where you would make defense budget cuts? airplanes, ships, troops? caller:
congress and john boehner have decided to take many breaks and they're not getting the job done. if i had an employee like that that took that many vacations and that many brace, they would be fired. host: that is from our line for republicans. we have a tweet -- another headline this morning from "usa today" - we want to remind our viewers and listeners that we will be covering the vice-president's address this morning to the national association -- the national education association...
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john boehner for his kind invitation to each of us that are here today. [applause] i want to thank the members of the united states senate and the house of representatives who supported the bill to honor the monfort point marines with a congressional gold medal and a particular thanks to corrine brown of florida. [cheers and applause] senator hagen of north carolina who made it happen. [applause] joe carpenter, lieutenant- colonel retired united states marine corps. [cheers and applause] i would like to personally thank the officers and staff of the marine corps special project, colonel smith and her operations planning team, you guys did a hell of a job putting it all together. last but not least, on february 25 of last year, at the camp based theater, -- i happen to be there -- a gentleman said this is an injustice. it is not a recognition of what monfort point marines did, many of them who served in world war ii and korea and vietnam, a lot of them are here. he said he was going to fix it. and he did. he is a man of his word. he made it happen. james a
john boehner for his kind invitation to each of us that are here today. [applause] i want to thank the members of the united states senate and the house of representatives who supported the bill to honor the monfort point marines with a congressional gold medal and a particular thanks to corrine brown of florida. [cheers and applause] senator hagen of north carolina who made it happen. [applause] joe carpenter, lieutenant- colonel retired united states marine corps. [cheers and applause] i...
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>> speaker boehner, the president said last night he thinks most gun owners would agree that ak-47's belong in the hands of soldiers, not in the hands of criminals, and he said he's going to work on a consensus in making sure there are better background checks and what not. you said you were following the president's lead earlier this week. do you agree with him now and would you be willing to be part of that conversation? >> well, ak-47's, all right, are not allowed to be in the hands of criminals. that is the law. and if the president has proposals on other ways we can address criminals owning guns, i'll be happy to look at it. >> mr. speaker, if i could follow up on that? >> whoa, whoa, whoa. >> speaker boehner, given the scale of issues the country faces, sequester and tax issues, have you made any personal effort to contact president obama? >> i have not. listen, he hasn't had time to meet with his jobs council in the last six months. i'm not surprised he hadn't had time to call me. no. >> follow-up on the gun issue. do you think the nation's gun policies as they stand now are a
>> speaker boehner, the president said last night he thinks most gun owners would agree that ak-47's belong in the hands of soldiers, not in the hands of criminals, and he said he's going to work on a consensus in making sure there are better background checks and what not. you said you were following the president's lead earlier this week. do you agree with him now and would you be willing to be part of that conversation? >> well, ak-47's, all right, are not allowed to be in the...
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boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. chaplain conroy: let us pray. gracious god, we give you thanks for giving us another day. you have blessed us with all good gifts and this past week with grateful hearts we gathered with family and loved ones throughout this great land to celebrate our blessings together. bless the newly elected members of the 113th copping who resume their orientation on capitol hill. give them call and confidence as they prepare for a new role as servants of our nation's citizens. bless the members of the people's house who have been entrusted with the privilege to serve our nation, all americans in their need. grant them to work together in respect and affection and to be faithful in the responsibilities they have been given. at the end of the 112th congress approaches and much is left to be done, bestow upon them all the gifts of wisdom and discernment that in their words and actions they will do justice, love with
boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. chaplain conroy: let us pray. gracious god, we give you thanks for giving us another day. you have blessed us with all good gifts and this past week with grateful hearts we gathered with family and loved ones throughout this great land to celebrate our blessings together. bless the newly elected members of the 113th copping who resume their orientation on capitol...
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host: what did speaker john boehner say about possible action in the upcoming week? guest: the house will begin working on legislation to prepare some type of disaster relief. it is not clear about will be an entire farm bill or a stand- alone provision that will help particularly livestock producers because they have been hit hardest, but to some degree, by the drought. there were provisions in the 2008 farm bill that would have provided some relief, but that expired last year. there is increased pressure for the house to do something. the senate passed a farm bill earlier ran there was hope that the house might do so, but they have not brought it to the floor for a vote. >> is there any pressure now on the house to at least pass some short-term measure in terms of the farm bill or is this book and look like it will fall under the category of disaster relief? guest: there are a couple of options. when i talk to the house agricultural committee and talk to some people in the leadership, there were several options being considered. one is a stand-alone disaster bill t
host: what did speaker john boehner say about possible action in the upcoming week? guest: the house will begin working on legislation to prepare some type of disaster relief. it is not clear about will be an entire farm bill or a stand- alone provision that will help particularly livestock producers because they have been hit hardest, but to some degree, by the drought. there were provisions in the 2008 farm bill that would have provided some relief, but that expired last year. there is...
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nancy pelosi and john boehner all reacted. later, mitt romney speaks to a group of latino officials. what's it all of us decide at the same time that we will tighten our belts and spend less, guess what, we will all end up for. -- poor. this is the stuff we have known since the 1930's. it is self-defeating. >> who is going to tell them the truth? we have to tell them. if we do not, country fails. we must succeed in this. we will reach them through the media and through politics. pop culture, we should not be afraid to get out there. we should be influenced buers in pop culture. watch these online at the video library. earlier today, house democrat and republican leaders gave their weekly briefing. during remarks, minority leader pelosi called the vote against eric holder and "shameful display of abuse of power," and accused house republicans of retaliating against him because of their department's investigation into voter suppression law. she spoke for just over half an hour inside the capitol. >> good morning. this is a very
nancy pelosi and john boehner all reacted. later, mitt romney speaks to a group of latino officials. what's it all of us decide at the same time that we will tighten our belts and spend less, guess what, we will all end up for. -- poor. this is the stuff we have known since the 1930's. it is self-defeating. >> who is going to tell them the truth? we have to tell them. if we do not, country fails. we must succeed in this. we will reach them through the media and through politics. pop...
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but after speaking with spoke boehner and leader reid, there is the sense of urgency. he has spoken in a caucus bradley and told people and talked to your people back, that things are tough out there. this was a
but after speaking with spoke boehner and leader reid, there is the sense of urgency. he has spoken in a caucus bradley and told people and talked to your people back, that things are tough out there. this was a